9:57 PM,
Aug. 25, 2013

Written by

John Erardi
Cincinnati Enquirer

Even on the autograph circuit, Pete Rose is a one-man clubhouse from the Big Red Machine years. He's the best of all the BRM'ers at providing fans a sound bite of what it was like in the 1970s.

"You know why Joe Morgan had so many RBI?" Rose asked.

"Because (Ken) Griffey (Sr.) and I were always getting on base. You know why (Johnny) Bench had so many RBI? Add Morgan to the on-base mix. That's why I give (Tony) Perez so much credit. He had a lot of RBI, and there weren't many guys being left on-base by Morgan and Bench." ...